Regulations Specs & Testing

Eneos Calculates Product Carbon Footprints

Eneos Calculates Product Carbon Footprints

Lube Report Asia - March 24, 2023

Eneos joined with environmental consultancy Wastebox and IT specialists NTT Data to work out how to calculate the carbon ...

Lubes’n’Greases March Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases March Issue Available

Lube Report Americas - March 15, 2023

The March issue delves into the buzz-worthy introduction of ILSAC GF-7. Find out when it will make its debut and how it ...

Lubes’n’Greases March Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases March Issue Available

Lube Report EMEA - March 14, 2023

The March issue delves into the buzz-worthy introduction of ILSAC GF-7. Find out when it will make its debut and how it ...

Lubes’n’Greases March Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases March Issue Available

Lube Report Asia - March 10, 2023

The March issue delves into the buzz-worthy introduction of ILSAC GF-7. Find out when it will make its debut and how it ...

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

Lube Report Americas - March 8, 2023

The American Petroleum Institute announced that an engine sequence test included in most active North American passenger ...

Is ILSAC GF-7 Coming Sooner Rather than Later?

Is ILSAC GF-7 Coming Sooner Rather than Later?

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2023

When will ILSAC GF-7 make its debut, and what updates might it include? Steve Haffner weighs in.

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2023

Lubricant analysis is vital for companies looking to keep expensive and vital equipment in the best shape possible. Euro ...

ATIEL, UEIL Roll Out Carbon Footprint Methodology

ATIEL, UEIL Roll Out Carbon Footprint Methodology

Sustainability InSite - February 9, 2023

UEIL and ATEIL are co-developing a methodology to calculate product carbon footprints for lubricants and greases.

Ban on Russian Base Oils Begins; No Price Cap

Ban on Russian Base Oils Begins; No Price Cap

Lube Report EMEA - February 7, 2023

A fuller ban on Russian oil imports to the European Union took effect on schedule last weekend, but the bloc and allies ...

Malaysia Revises Engine Oil Standards

Malaysia Revises Engine Oil Standards

Lube Report Asia - January 27, 2023

Malaysia will be revising its engine oil standards to include American Petroleum Institute performance specifications an ...

New Price Caps Planned for Russian Products

New Price Caps Planned for Russian Products

Lube Report EMEA - January 24, 2023

A coalition of the G-7 group of leading industrial nations, Australia and the European Union agreed Friday to introduce ...

Sri Lanka to Allow More Lube Suppliers

Sri Lanka to Allow More Lube Suppliers

Lube Report Asia - January 13, 2023

Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers approved last week a proposal to allow additional suppliers to enter the country’s ...

EPA Tightens Heavy-duty Emissions Caps

EPA Tightens Heavy-duty Emissions Caps

Lube Report Americas - December 28, 2022

United States President Joe Biden’s administration published a final rule last week tightening caps on heavy-duty truc ...

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

Lube Report Americas - December 21, 2022

In model year 2021, the average estimated real-world carbon dioxide emission rate for all new vehicles sold in the Unite ...

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GF-3 Patent Dispute Finally Ends

Lube Report Americas - December 14, 2022

Chevron Oronite achieved final victory this week in a long-running engine oil patent dispute with Infineum when the comp ...

Sustaining Engine Oil Approval Systems

Sustaining Engine Oil Approval Systems

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2022

With electric cars becoming the focus for most vehicle manufacturers, can the lubricants industry continue to sustain th ...

Euro 7 Draft Lowers NOx Caps

Euro 7 Draft Lowers NOx Caps

Lube Report EMEA - November 15, 2022

The European Commission last week released a much-awaited draft of Euro 7, its next automobile emissions standard, focus ...

Idemitsu Develops Ash-free Diesel Engine Oil

Idemitsu Develops Ash-free Diesel Engine Oil

Lube Report Asia - November 11, 2022

Japanese lubricant blender Idemitsu Kosan developed an ash-free heavy-duty diesel engine oil with no metallic detergents ...